West Ham have not enjoyed their recent encounters with Man City, including a 9-0 thrashing on aggregate in the Capital One Cup in January as the team prepare to clash on Saturday.

Manuel Pellegrini’s side were last men standing in May after Brendan Rodgers’ surprise package Liverpool and Jose Mourinho’s Blues faltered, letting the Chilean pick up the trophy at the first attempt

Manuel Pellegrini admitted that new signing Frank Lampard has already become a key part of his side – after the Man City player bagged a brace in last night’s Capital One Cup game.

Lampard came off the bench to score a late equaliser against his former club Chelsea on Sunday, and his new captain thinks it will be by no means his last contribution

Manchester City’s Frank Lampard admitted he was ‘stuck in the middle’ and left feeling Blue after scoring a late equaliser against former club Chelsea.

Manuel Pellegrini insists that he did not want to fall eight points behind league leaders Chelsea by losing at The Etihad on Sunday.

Frank Lampard is in contention to make his debut for Manchester City this weekend as the reigning champions face Arsenal tomorrow afternoon.

After two league titles in three seasons it is time for the Premier League champions to focus on making a name for themselves in Europe.

The 36-year-old midfielder will join City on a six-month loan deal taking him to the start of new club New York City’s MLS season.

Over the weekend the back pages were filled with the revelation that ex-Chelsea star Frank Lampard will be signing on loan until January before heading back to New York City FC to prepare for the start of the MLS season in March.

Frank Lampard believes the fear of having to fly home early will motivate England in their crunch clash with Uruguay in Sao Paulo.